Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-02-18
MONDAY, February II, 1887.


L
SwINE-There is a fair supply of hogs in
the pens this week, and the quality con.
tinues good, suitable to the wants of the
butchers. Prices show an advance on last
weeks figures of lc per pound. We now
quote at SAL cents per pound net, with
most sales from : TO j cents. Receipts
this week 9,057 head.
CLAREMONT STOCK YARDS.
Arrivals of Live Stock at ClaremOnt
Stock Yards via Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road for the week ended February l4-ll0
ears, containing 9l4 cattle, 63 calves, 67S
sheep, 3,Gl3 hogs, l3l horses and II
mules.
Shipments to Philadelphia, etc, $40 cat
tie, ; calves, 965 hogs, l5l horses aud Al
mules.
All hogs and sheep sold in these
yards are mt gross weight. Receipts of hogs
this week are 2,40I head, against 49,
Last week; rough hogs sold ut So %, and
fair to good ut s. SOa6 % per 100 lbs.
Philadelphia Cattle Market.
PHILADELPHIA. February 1.-THE re-
ceipts for the week were: Beeves, 1900
head; sheep, 1000 head; hogs, 900 head
for the week previous, hCeveS 1900 head
| sheep 1000 head; hogs $500 head. Beet
cattle were age higher; best Sc; medium,
43a5ic. Sheep were in fair demand and
firm; extra 5ia6c, medium, sic; common,
3la4Ic; lambs sold to Il moderate extent at
5uTc. Hogs were firm and i'll fair request;
500 State hogs sold at 7a74c; western
quoted at 7Sa7Sc; Chicago, 7.aSc.
Cincinnati Horse and Mule Market.
CINCINNATI, February II.
Receipts were large during the past
week, but still not sufficient to meet the
very active demand. Buyers were numerous
and all kinds of stock met with ready sale,
No change in quotations. We quote
Driving horses $125al75; draft horses, STE
a225, streeterS, $1O0a125, Southern chunks
$9Oall5. Mules, aged four TO eight years,
l5I to Is hands, $l35al50; Is Ia l5l
hands $115al35; 14!a15 hands, $90all5
II to Ia hands, $75a9O.
Chicago.
CHICAGO, February II. - Cattle-Re
ceipts 10,00O; shipments 1000; market
slow, generally 10c lower; shipping steers
81 6Oa5 10; stOckers and feeders 81 80;
3 50; cows, bulls and mixed 81 75a3 40
bulk 81 GOa3 80; through Texas COW,
s. 90.
Hogs--Receipts 1000 head; Shipment
IL, 900 head; market slow and 5alO,
lower; packing and shipping s. 25a5 40
light 81 65a5 80; skips 81 4Oa4 60.
Sheep-ReceiptS 1000 head; shipment.
1000 head; market stronger; natives 50 90,
, 90; Western So OOa4 65; Texans 81 5Oi
1 OO;lambS 81 OOL6 90.
New York.
NEW YORK, February 17.-Becves-Or
" two cars received; no trading in beef
dressed beef dull and lower at G!a73 cent
for poor to good sides.
Sheep-Receipts 300 head; market dul
and lower with slow sales at 50 75a6 On
per 100 pounds for sheep; s. 75a6 - TO
lambs; dressed mutton weaker at Case pc
pound; dressed lambs dull at 7a9c.
Hogs-Receipts 1900 head, all 70
slaughterers direct; market nominally hrn
at s. 70a6 90.
East Liberty.
EAST LIBERTY, February l7.-Cattle-
Receipts 494 head; shipments 1913 head
market slow at yesterdays prices.
Hogs-Receipts 1900 head; shipment
1000 head; market firm; Philadelphia
s. 75a5 So; Workers s. 50a5 60; common
and light s. 25a5 40; pigs 81 75a5 10.
Sheep-Receipts . 400 head; shipment
l,40O head; market slow and a shad
lower than yesterday prices.
Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, o., February l7.-Hogs-
Firmer; common and light 81 40a5 "a
packing and butchers s. 2Oa5 %; receipt
> OOO head: shipments | 100 head.